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Locals interested in seeing a great blue heron might find one in Niagara Shores Park. ( Photos by David Gilchrist) One of the more interesting bird species spotted in the wetland areas of the town has to be the great blue heron (Ardea herodias).

Simeon Seiling as Prince Eric, Hannah Otta as Ariel, Ryan Kirchofer as King Triton, and Diego Rivera as Flounder in The Little Mermaid Jr., now available online. (Sarah Jamal Photography.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Digweed Elizabeth “Lizzie” Digweed came to Niagara-on-the-Lake as a British Home child, and was indentured as a domestic on a local farm.

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s newly dedicated Community Courtyard will be the site of its popular Treasure Sale and Pig Roast on the holiday Monday.

A smaller version of the All-Star Big Band recorded songs made famous by Dean Martin, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and others.

Aerating your lawn in the fall is especially good with clay soils. There are many chores that need to be done in the fall before you put your garden to bed for the winter. But first and foremost, there are many things you can do to prepare your lawn.

The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Communities in Bloom Committee is partnering with the Horticultural Society, the Niagara Pumphouse and the McFarland House for a new Hope Garden initiative.

Magdalena Titian is looking forward to welcoming visitors to her garden art show and sale next weekend. (Photos by David Gilchrist) Artist Magdalena Titian has always loved outdoor art shows.

No. It doesn’t mean grow- ing lasagna! Caring for a lasagna (layered) garden is easy, using organic materials to enrich the soil.

The cast didn’t include any really famous names, and the movie was low-budget, but writer/director Kirk Schriefer is thrilled to see his movie available on Amazon Prime Video, more than a decade after filming it.